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Ministry of Electronics & IT
PM Narendra Modi ji’s vision is to make India into a Global Skills Hub : Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship is working out a new approach to Skilling to build on the gains of Skill India 1.0
Hon MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar visited the Anil Naik Technical Training Centre at Kharel today. The institute is reported to be the first one to introduce the concept of skill training for school drop-outs in south Gujarat. Since inception, over 4100 students, including 1100 girls have graduated from the Centre. The NSDC-accredited centre has an impressive placement rate of over 70%.
Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said “The beautifully built and well equipped Anil Naik Training Centre should adopt nearby districts and workout a comprehensive district skill development plan in association with local district administrations. The institute must focus on skill training related to local farming and non-farming job roles. These skill training will boost local economy by leveraging technology driven training programs for demand driven job roles and hence mitigate the problem of people migrating out for jobs.”
Sharing information about the New Approach to Skilling which is being drawn by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Rajeev Chandrasekhar added “ PM Narendra Modi on July 15th 2021 gave a clarion call for designing a New Approach to Skilling which shall build on the gains made by Skill India 1.0. He directed for Repurposing and Reimagining Skill India & to move ahead with New Paradigm, making skills Aspirational for all.”
The Minister suggested the institute to plan for a pilot project linking Nationala Education Policy & Skill India Initiative at the Maninagar Education Campus which consists of Vocational Training Centre, Primary & Secondary School. He also suggested that “High quality skill-training can be a social game changer and should create more village engineers to restrict migration. It opens doors to opportunity for tribal n other youth and is the key to sustainable progress.”
Minister also visited Nirali Cancer Hospital at Navsari which has treated 10,000 patients & conducted over 700 surgical operations within an year of establishment. A Multi Speciality Hospital is due to start its operations soon which shall give a significant boost to the health care facilities in the region.
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Ministry of Coal
Bids for Commercial Auction of Coal Blocks Can be Submitted Up to 13th January, 2023
The Ministry of Coal launched the 6th tranche and second attempt of 5th tranche of commercial coal mines auction for 141 coal mines on November 03, 2022. The coal mines under the ongoing tranche have been selected considering the varied demands within the investor community; some of the coal mines have been resized based on the feedback of the industry to improve their attractiveness.
In accordance with the timelines, bidders can submit their bids online on the electronic platform by 12:00 hours up to January 13, 2023 and physically by 16:00 hours on the same day. The bids shall be opened on Monday, January 16, 2023 at 10:00 hours in the presence of representatives of the bidders.
Special Service and Features
PM Mementos: An opportunity to own the fence of Bhavani Devi in the e-auction
The fence used by Bhavani Devi, the first Indian fencer who participated in the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics 2021 is now at the e-auction at pmmementos.gov.in/. Few weeks ago when Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi felicitated the Olympic heroes, Bhavani Devi, the queen of swords, gifted him the same fence. This fence has been included in the e-auction of gifts and mementos received by the Prime Minister.
The last time such an auction took place was in 2019. In that auction, the government earned Rs 15.13 crore. Under the guidance of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the entire amount was deposited in ‘Namami Gange Kosh’ to make Ganga clean and pure. This time also the auction proceeds will go to ‘Namami Gange Kosh’.
Bhavani Devi made history by winning her first match at the Tokyo Olympics. It was a big achievement as no Indian female fencer had reached that level. Though she crashed out of the medal race in the next match, it was enough to lift India’s hopes and aspirations.
Chadalavada Ananda Sundhararaman Bhavani Devi, from Tamil Nadu started her sports career in 2003, but had no interest in fencing. When she decided to take part in the school games, as no child had enrolled for fencing, she enrolled herself in this fairly new game and began training. And the rest is history.
The historic fence which is now the pride of the country can be yours and you can cherish that moment forever. If you want to own this fence, participate in the e-auction from 17th September to 7th October 2021.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Aadhaar for PM Kisan Yojana
Only possession of Aadhaar number was optional for release of 1st Installment under the scheme pertaining to the 4-monthly period December, 2018 - March, 2019. For release of 2nd installment pertaining to the 4-monthly period April - July, 2019 and onwards, Aadhaar seeding of beneficiaries’ data was compulsory, except for the States of Assam, Meghalaya and J&K where Aadhar penetration is miniscule. In view of delay in Aadhaar seeding of beneficiaries’ data on the part of the State / UT Governments, this condition was relaxed and made applicable for release of 3rd installment pertaining to the 4-monthly period August - November, 2019 and onwards, except for the States of Assam, Meghalaya and J&K which were given exemption till 31.3.2020. However, possession of Aadhaar number remained compulsory for release of 2nd installment. This requirement was further relaxed till 30th November, 2019. The mandatory requirement of Aadhaar seeding of beneficiaries’ data continues to be applicable for release of all installments falling due w.e.f. 1st December, 2019 onwards.
As on 30.11.2019, 7,60,65,061 beneficiaries in the county have been transferred the financial benefit under PM-Kisan Scheme. The total number of farmers in the country are only estimates made on the basis of the Agriculture Census, 2015-16. Agriculture census is conducted on a quinquennial basis following census-cum-survey approach to collect data on number of operational holdings in the country.
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Supplementary Nutrition Under NFSA
The entitlements referred to in Sections 4,5 and Section 6 of the National Food Security Act, 2013 are provided under the Supplementary Nutritional Programme of Anganwadi Services of the Central Government to pregnant women and lactating mothers till six months after child birth, and to every child in the age group of six months to six years.
Supplementary Nutrition  is provided for 300 days in a year. SNP provided to the beneficiaries is in the form of supplementary food and not a full meal and has been primarily designed to bridge the gap between the Recommended Dietary Allowance  and the Average Daily Intake . Moreover, Anganwadi Centres are also not open for all 365 days in a year. Further, this Ministry has also, vide communication dated 13.01.2021, issued streamlining guidelines to all States/UTs on quality assurance, roles and responsibilities of Duty Holders, procedure for procurement, integrating AYUSH concepts and data management and monitoring through `Poshan Tracker' for transparency, efficiency and accountability in delivery of Supplementary Nutrition.
This information was given by the Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Finance
Exchange Rate Notification No. 85/2022 - Customs 
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 , the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs hereby makes the following amendments in the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs Notification No.78/2022-CUSTOMS , dated 15th September, 2022 with effect from 01st October, 2022.
In the SCHEDULE-I of the said Notification, for serial No.11 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely: -
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 Vaccination Update
More than 29.35 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 2.98 crore doses still available with States/UTs to be administered
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In addition, the Govt. of India has also been facilitating direct procurement of vaccines by the States/UTs. Vaccination is an integral pillar of the comprehensive strategy of Government of India for containment and management of the pandemic, along with Test, Track, Treat and COVID Appropriate Behaviour.
Implementation of the Liberalized and Accelerated Phase-3 Strategy of Covid-19 Vaccination has started from 1st May 2021.
Under the Strategy, in every month 50% of the total Central Drugs Laboratory  cleared vaccine doses of any manufacturer would be procured by Govt. of India. It would continue to make these doses available to the State Govts totally free of cost as was being done earlier.
More than 29.35 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far, through Government of India  and through direct state procurement category.
Of this, the total consumption, including wastages is 26,36,26,884 doses .
More than 2.98 crore  COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Furthermore, more than 2,310 vaccine doses are in the pipeline and will be received by the States/UTs within the next 3 days.
Ministry of Defence
Hon’ble President Shri Ram Nath Kovind to award the President’s colour to Indian Naval Academy
The Hon’ble President of India and the Supreme Commander of Indian Armed Forces, Shri Ram Nath Kovind will award the President’s Colour to Indian Naval Academy on Wednesday, 20 November 2019. The President’s Colour is the highest honour that is bestowed upon a military unit.
Before India became a Republic, the Military Custom was to parade the King’s Colours – a regimental flag, on special ceremonial occasions. On 27 February 1951, the Commander in Chief of the Indian Navy, Vice Admiral Sir Edward Parry wrote to the Defence Minister that “It would be a privilege of which the service would be extremely proud, if the President would honour the Indian Navy by presenting it, a special flag which would be paraded on important occasions in a ceremonial parade”. Following this, Indian Navy became the first amongst the three services to be presented with the President’s Colour on 27 May 1951 by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, President of India. The President’s Colour has thus far in the Indian Navy been awarded to Southern Naval Command, Eastern Naval Command, Western Naval Command, Western Fleet, Eastern Fleet and the Submarine Arm.
Award of the President’s Colour to Indian Naval Academy is a recognition of the yeoman service rendered by the institution in training and shaping Indian Naval officers over the last fifty years at three different locations - Kochi, Goa and Ezhimala. The Naval Academy was first established at a temporary location at Kochi in 1969. With the increase in strength of the trainees, the Naval Academy was relocated to INS Mandovi at Goa in 1986. The Indian Naval Academy found its permanent home at Ezhimala, Kerala and was inaugurated on 08 January 2009.
The event on Wednesday, 20 November 2019 will be marked by a parade by the cadets of INA, and will be attended by several dignitaries including the Hon’ble Governor of Kerala, Chief of the Naval Staff, Members of Parliament, State Ministers and Senior Officers of the Indian Navy. A Special Postal Cover will also be released to commemorate the occasion.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM to share a video message at 9 AM tomorrow
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will share a video message with the people at 9 AM tomorrow i.e. 3 April 2020.
The Prime Minister tweeted, "At 9 AM tomorrow morning, I’ll share a small video message with my fellow Indians."
Ministry of Tourism
Alphons Offers Hospitality to Swiss Couple at Ashoka Hotel
Union Minister of State  for Tourism Shri K.J. Alphons has offered hospitality at ITDC Hotel The Ashoka to the Swiss Couple Ms. Marie Droze and Mr. Quentin Jeremy Clerc, who are recovering at Apollo Hospital, New Delhi.
In his letter to the Swiss couple, the Minister said, “Trust you are recovering fast and would be on your way home soon. As a token of our concern, we would like to offer you a room at our luxury hotel, The Ashoka at Chankya Puri, New Delhi for two nights on the dates of your choice. All expenses at the hotel including food and beverages would be covered”.
Ministry of Development of North-East Region
Projects undertaken under NESIDS
Under the North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme , financial assistance is provided to enhance tourism through physical infrastructure projects relating to water supply, power and connectivity; and to upgrade social infrastructure for primary and secondary education and health. The sector-wise details of projects approved for funding in North Eastern States under NESIDS are as under:-
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For the State of Assam, funding of Rs.648.68 crore has been approved under NESIDS, for 27 projects, which are under various stages of implementation. The sector-wise details of projects approved for funding in Assam are as under:
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This information was given by Minister for Development of North Eastern Region Shri G. Kishan Reddy in the Rajya Sabha in a written reply today.
Ministry of Communications
India Post launches free Digital Locker Service
Kolkata: March 12, 2020
In order to provide better postal Service, Department of posts, West Bengal Circle, unveiled a Digital Parcel Locker Service, first of its kind in India, on pilot basis here at Nabadiganta lT Post Office, CP Block, Sector V, Salt Lake today. A separate location has also been chosen for the introduction of this new facility at New Town Action Area-I Post Office, Kolkata - 700163.
Sri Gautam Bhattacharya, Chief Post Master General, West Bengal Circle said, digital parcel lockers will help customers receive and collect shipments and parcels including letters addressed to them round the clock as per their convenience at the digital parcel locker kiosks. The department will drop the parcels into digital parcel lockers and inform the concerned customers through SMS with an one-time password . Customers later can collect their shipments, using the OTP, at their own convenience.
Shri Bhattacharya mentioned that this service will save us from the trouble of sending the postman to the same address with the same parcel again and again. This facility is not just safe and secure but also free for the costumers, he added.
Shri Debashis Sen, Chairman, NDITA; Smt. Shikha Mathur Kumar, GM , West Bengal Circle; Shri Niraj Kumar, Postmaster General, Mails and BD, West Bengal circle; Shri Amitabh Singh, Postmaster General, Kolkata Region and Shri Sanjeev Ranjan, Postmaster General, South Bengal Region along others were also present on the occasion.
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Ministry of Jal Shakti
Safety Of the Mullaperiyar DAM
All large dams of the country, including Mullaperiyar dam, under the category of ‘specified dams’ come under the ambit of the Dam Safety Act, 2021. Details can be accessed through the link http://cwc.gov.in/sites/default/files/nrld06042019.pdf
The Dam Safety Act, 2021 also contains provisions for safety aspects of dams, other than 'specified dams'.
There is a report titled “Ageing Water Storage Infrastructure: An Emerging Global Risk” published in the 11th Series Report of United Nations University-Institute for Water, Environment and Health . This report has mentioned about certain safety concerns of the Mullaperiyar dam.
However, as far as Mullaperiyar dam is concerned, Hon'ble Supreme Court, vide judgment dated 07.05.2014 constituted a three member Supervisory Committee. This Committee has been regularly monitoring the dam from safety perspective. Moreover, the recently enacted Dam Safety Act 2021 has enabling provisions for comprehensive dam safety evaluation of all the 'specified dams', including Mulla Periyar Dam.
This Information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
PIB Headquarters
PIB’S BULLETIN ON COVID-19
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- 171.28 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
- India's Active caseload currently stands at 7,90,789
- Active cases stand at 1.86%
- Recovery Rate currently at 96.95%
- 1,67,882 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,11,80,751
- 67,084 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
- Daily positivity rate 
- Weekly Positivity Rate 
- 74.61 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 15,11,321 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
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PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU
MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
AYUSH
Advisory to recess the symptoms of respiratory tract in possible Corona virus infected cases
In continuation of the preventive measures issued on 29-01-2020, further advisory to recess the symptoms of respiratory tract in possible Corona virus infected cases is as below:
AYUSH system is based on traditional health practices. The traditional Healthcare system of the country provides lifestyle advocacies to boost immunity which helps the prevention of various kind infectious diseases. Recently, the outbreak of corona virus has been noticed which mainly involve Respiratory system. The Ministry of AYUSH is issuing the advisory as preventive measure and not claiming to be a treatment advice for the Corona virus infection. The Research Councils under Ministry of AYUSH are involved in various public health activities and provide lifestyle advocacies time to time for the general public.
- As per the Ayurvedic Practices the following Preventive Management Steps are suggested.
- Drink Shadang Paniya  processed water . Store it in a bottle and drink it when thirsty.
- Prophylactic Measures/Immunomodulatory drugs as per the Ayurvedic practices.
- Measures shall be taken to strengthen the immune system through a healthy diet and lifestyle practices.
- Agastya Harityaki 5 gm, twice a day with warm water.
- Samshamani Vati 500 mg twice a day.
- Trikatu powder 5 gm and Tulasi 3-5 leaves  keep taking it in sips as and when required.
- Pratimarsa Nasya: Instill two drops of Anu taila/Sesame oil in each nostril daily in the morning.
- As per the Homoeopathy Practices the following Preventive Management Steps are suggested-
The Group of Experts inter-alia has recommended that homoeopathy medicine Arsenicum album30 could be taken as prophylactic medicine against possible Corona virus infections, which has also been advised for prevention of ILI. It has recommended one doze of Arsenicum album 30, daily in empty stomach for three days. The dose should be repeated after one month by following the same schedule incase Corona virus infections prevail in the community.
- As per the Unani Practices the following Preventive Management Steps are suggested.
- Prepare decoction by boiling Behidana  3gm, Unnab Zizyphus  5nos, Sapistan  7nos in 1 litre water until it reduces to half. Store it in a bottle and take sips as and when required.
- For prophylactic measures immune system need to be strengthen for this purpose Khamira Marwareed 3-5 gm once a day may be taken.This advocacy is for information only and shall be preferably adopted in consultation with registered Ayurveda, Homoeopathy and Unani practitioners.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Ensure smooth movement of medical professionals and para-medical staff, and opening of all private clinics, nursing homes and labs; Essential to tackle both COVID and non-COVID Emergencies: MHA to States
Cabinet Secretary chaired a meeting, through Video Conference on 10th May 2020, wherein the issue of restrictions being imposed by some States/ UTs on the movement of medical professionals and para-medical personnel was flagged.
In pursuance of this meeting, MHA has written to all States/UTs pointing out that unhindered movement of all medical professionals is essential for meeting public health requirements and saving precious human lives. Any restriction on the movement of medical professionals and para-medical staff can lead to severe constraints in rendering COVID and non-COVID medical services, it adds.
In the view of above, the communication emphasizes that all State/ UT Governments should ensure smooth movement of all medical professionals, nurses, para medical, sanitation personnel and ambulances. This would help in rendering all COVID and non-COVID medical services to patients without any constraint. It was also stated that the inter-State movement of all above mentioned professionals may be facilitated by the States/UTs.
It has been further emphasized that all private clinics, nursing homes and labs, with all their medical professional and staff, be allowed to open. This would facilitate in catering to all patients, COVID and non-COVID emergencies, without any hindrance and relieve the burden on hospitals.
Click here to see Official Communication regarding Movement of Medical Professionals
Competition Commission of India
CCI approves acquisition of Zuarinagar plant of Zuari Agro Chemicals Limited by Paradeep Phosphates Limited
The Competition Commission of India  approves acquisition of the Zuarinagar plant of Zuari Agro Chemicals Limited by Paradeep Phosphates Limited.
The proposed combination envisages acquisition of Zuarinagar, Goa plant of Zuari Agro Chemicals Limited  by Paradeep Phosphates Limited . As a result of the acquisition, PPL shall acquire business of developing and manufacturing urea and non-urea fertiliser products presently being carried out by ZACL at the Zuarinagar, Goa Plant
PPL, part of the Adventz Group, is engaged mainly in the manufacture and sale of non-Urea fertilizers, namely, di-ammonium phosphate  and NPK fertilizers. It also imports and sells Muriate of Potash .
ZACL, a public listed company, is also a part of the Adventz Group. It is primarily engaged in the development and manufacturing of fertilizers in India. It has manufacturing facilities at Zuarinagar, Goa where it produces Urea and non-Urea fertilizers.
Detailed order of the CCI will follow.